Teen accused of threatening two men with gun

Published: Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 08:10 PM.

A teenager was arrested after threatening to shoot two men while holding a gun, according to Shelby Police.

Jerick Robert Dabbs, 18, of Frederick Street, was charged with being armed to the terror of the public, communicating threats and failure to comply.

He was booked into the Cleveland County Detention Center on Tuesday with a $1,000 bond, according to a Shelby Police report.

He was not listed as an inmate Friday afternoon.

A Shelby police officer was dispatched to Bonny Street and was told a man named "Jared" was causing a disturbance and was possibly armed with a handgun, according to a Shelby police report.

In the report, it states the officer saw a man in a white T-shirt standing against a house and heard him say "ya'll are about to get some of this."

"At this time, I was able to see that the male subject was holding a black in color handgun in his right hand," the report stated. "I immediately drew my weapon and made contact with the subject. I ordered the male to drop the weapon and to get on the ground."

A teenager was arrested after threatening to shoot two men while holding a gun, according to Shelby Police.

Jerick Robert Dabbs, 18, of Frederick Street, was charged with being armed to the terror of the public, communicating threats and failure to comply.

He was booked into the Cleveland County Detention Center on Tuesday with a $1,000 bond, according to a Shelby Police report.

He was not listed as an inmate Friday afternoon.

A Shelby police officer was dispatched to Bonny Street and was told a man named "Jared" was causing a disturbance and was possibly armed with a handgun, according to a Shelby police report.

In the report, it states the officer saw a man in a white T-shirt standing against a house and heard him say "ya'll are about to get some of this."

"At this time, I was able to see that the male subject was holding a black in color handgun in his right hand," the report stated. "I immediately drew my weapon and made contact with the subject. I ordered the male to drop the weapon and to get on the ground."

The man obeyed, according to police.

Dabbs was arrested and his gun taken.

"While securing the weapon, it was discovered that one round was chambered," the report stated.

The two men said Dabbs had been threatening them with the handgun, according to police.